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2024 ACDA Eastern Region Conference

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Rebecca Saltzman is the choral direc- discussed. In addition to the performances of selected
tor at Simsbury High School, where she works, attendees will also have a chance to sing excerpts
directs five ensembles in addition to an of the composer’s works.
extracurricular Gospel ensemble. She is
an adjunct faculty member at the Hartt
School, where she teaches their course on school choral
programs and supervises the pre-service educator sec-
ondary choral teaching lab experience. Saltzman holds
a master’s degree from the Florida State University and
her BME from Ithaca College. She is currently serving
as the ACDA Eastern Region Vocal Jazz and A Cap-
pella R&R Chair.
Since 2013, PhilHarmonia has delighted audienc-
es with its commitment to musical excellence and its
eclectic range of choral programming and repertoire
under the artistic direction of Dr. Mitos Andaya Hart
The Unearthing and Illumination of Stories: of Temple University. The ensemble opens and closes
Music of Melissa Dunphy seasons with free public concerts and also produces two
continuing seasonal concert events each year, Winter
This session will examine and present works by Spirits and From PhilHarmonia With Love. PhilHar-
Australian American composer Melissa Dunphy that monia takes pride in collaborations and partnerships
revive our history and bring to light our common hu- with local artists and organizations, including Melissa
man struggles through musical storytelling. The com- Dunphy, Adam Silverman, the Free Library of Phila-
posing, commissioning, and collaboration processes of delphia, SEPTA, The German Society of Pennsylva-
particular works, including American DREAMers, will be nia, the Museum of the American Revolution, Nashi-
rah, and Singing City.

Mitos Andaya Hart is the associate di-
Get more attached rector of choral activities in the Boyer
College of Music and Dance at Temple
to your music. University. She has taught choral and
jazz at the university level in the United
States, South Africa, and Australia. She has served as
a clinician and guest conductor for honor and all-state
choruses for festivals and workshops nationally and in
Germany, Kenya, the Netherlands, and South Korea.
Andaya Hart is the artistic director of PhilHarmonia,
a Philadelphia-based chamber choir, which has com-
missioned and premiered works, including Melissa
Dunphy’s American DREAMers based on texts by young
American Immigrants and DACA recipients.

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